We hope you enjoy our tutorial of the new release Joystick Wizard for IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover Blitz and Desert Wings Tobruk.

Team Fusion Simulations have released this program as part of Patch 011, release on 31st October, 2020.

We are committed to the continued improvement of the communities playing experience, whether that be in-game or in the set up phase.

We are confident that players will appreciate the simplicity of this program and the time saved in mapping the key areas included.

Lets us know what you think!




Regards,

TFS Team

Hey there everyone!

We are reporting back with another patch for IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk! This week's update brings a JoystickWizard that will help you with setup of your joystick, Polish localization for several Tobruk campaigns along with numerous bugfixes and updates.

As always we would like to thank our entire community for all the support and the feedback you keep providing us with!

You can read the full changelog down below:

• JoystickWizard (<Game-Installation-Folder>\JoystickWizard.exe) for guided initial setup
  
• Polish localization for several Tobruk campaigns
  
• Manuals, Aircraft\Maps for Flashcards\Tobruk Map Town Locations are now available in PDF format inside the game's install folder

• Objects now spawn in a skin which is appropriate for the map
  
• Updated aircraft flashcards

• Tomahawk pit: glance at the dashboard key now works
  
• AI Wellingtons Late drop bombs in (very, very slow) Series rather than Salvo. Not anymore
  
• Wellington torp pit: CTD fixed
  
• Wellington external, aileron trim animation corrected
  
• Wellington Mk. IV bombsight: wind direction knob should rotate freely across 0 & 360 degree mark
  
• Hurricane II: bombs under the wings go through the flaps
  
• Tomahawk pit: Jettison canopy now works correctly
  
• Martlet external: Engine now falls of correctly + graphical issue when crash landing inverted corrected
  
• Incorrect label on suction gauge now corrected
  
• FMB: Load dialog now re-scans folders and files on next open
  
• General Sound volume adjustments and mixing
  
• Never ending overstress sound resolved
  
• Ducking sound volume when guns are fired should be resolved in most cases

PC Pilot magazine have just published their review of IL-2 Sturmovik Desert Wings Tobruk!

We are delighted to have received an very high score of 85!

Derek Davis from PC Pilot stated that Desert Wings Tobruk is 'highly recommended'.

To get such a high score, from the most well known and respected flight simulation magazine in the world, is massive for our team, and our community.

The review will be included in PC Pilot's upcoming issue, which will be out this Thursday. Check it out!

PC Pilot Magazine Desert Wings Tobruk Review

With weekly events attracting 80+ players to the TFS server, it's a great to to be flying Desert Wings Tobruk!

Regards,

TFS Team

Hello Everyone!

End of the week is here and that means a new patch for Desert Wings - Tobruk. This week we brought in some improvements to the handling of game's UI as well as some small changes to some of the planes, some updates to the terrain and more bugfixes.

And as always we would like to thank all members of our community for the support and feedback you provide us with! Thank you - you help us make the best game possible!

You can read the full changelog down below:

• Easier handling of in-game Info Windows: Right click on the screen to open the pop up menu and follow the tree to the desired Info Window and choose one of the three options: Activate, Customize, Delete. There is an option to restore Info Windows to Default settings. The old way of handling Info Windows is also still active.
  
• Dashpic (photo frame) added to all Tobruk planes.

• Minimum altitude for NORMFLY lowered to 10m.
  
• D.520: Adjusted Propeller, Airframe and engine to correct speeds and climb.
  
• Gladiator diffuse textures update.
  
• Martlet trop user skins.
  
• Winter Terrain Modified
  
• Autumn Terrain Modified

• BR20 Trop propellers center transparency issue.
  
• Black bubbles and/or CTDs fixed for a number of ground vehicles/armor when choosing non-default skin.
  
• Wellington Ia/Trop windshield issue.
  
• Kittyhawk velocity gauge now shows more accurate values.
  
• Toggle Bomb bay doors in Bombardier position not functional.
  
• Walrus now takes off & lands with landing gear up on water (Seaplane Bases).

Hi All,

This weekend's event see's a return to the Desert Wings Tobruk map!!

This is our first event showcasing and encouraging players to take part in ground attack sorties.

TFS's 69th Spiritus's recent addition to the Team Fusion Server 3 missions, the outstanding Operation Mirror, will be the setting for this weekends event.

This mission has a large amount of ground attack targets and plenty of anti aircraft defence units doing everything they can to stop you hitting your target.

Many players no doubt will be going in search of two well known opposing Generals, last seen somewhere in the map.

Full mission briefings for both Blue and Red teams, can be found in the link below.

Mission Briefings

TFS's Pattle will be livestreaming the event on our YouTube channel, featuring ground attack sorties from both sides.

Our event regularly regularly reach full player capacity, so encourage everyone to jump in as soon as the map is up.

Hope to see you all there.

For those unable to play, watch the action live!



TFS Team

Server: TFS Server 3.

For those who missed the action last weekend, or for those that want to get back in the cockpit of the great D.520, here is you chance!

Last weekend's event saw plenty of dogfighting action. This weekend will be no different!

TFS will be Livestreaming the event, this week from the viewpoint of the Luftwaffe. Join TFS's Pattle, along with Karaya and Flare as we do battle this time against the D.520, starting in the Bf-109 E-1 as shown in the picture.



As this is a mission including Desert Wings Tobruk aircraft, such as the D.520, you will need to own DWT to take part.

Hope to see you there.

Pattle

Attention pilots!

As luck would have it, this week we had to postpone the Thursday's maintenance update until today but now everything is done and update 5.009 is now available to download!

As always we would like to thank all members of our community for the support and feedback you provide us with! Thank you - you help us make the best game possible!

You can read the full changelog down below:

• Added printable version of DR-2 disk from March'41 (Extras => Manuals => Miscellaneous)
  
• Italian soldiers added to Italian AT guns.

• Channel Map for flashcards updated (Extras => Manuals => aircraft => Maps for flashcards)
  
• Italian planes Dashboard ([CTRL][F1] view) updated for larger speeds.

• Cylinder Head Temperature fix: Was happening around 30 C, affecting Martlets (game freeze) and Gladiators (gauge needle disappears).
  
• Martlet fixes: fuel tank GUI bug, fuel tank instrument in pit & ambient temperature gauge fixed.
  
• Fixed: Unable to change views after taking control of a ground unit.

Ten-hut pilots!

We bring you another update with multiple changes and updates, this time mostly focusing on updating the maps and improving the visuals of flyable aircraft.

As always, we'd like to thank all of our loyal fans who keep us posted on what doesn't work and what you don't like in our Steam Forums. Your work is priceless and you make the game better for everyone. Thank you!

You can read the full changelog down below:

• Updated aircraft ground impact effects
  
• Fixed overbright glass reflections inside cockpit

• Channel Map: France texture modifications
  
• Tobruk Map: Added inner desert salt flat areas.
  
• Tobruk Map: Added southern desert emergency landing grounds.
  
• Tobruk Map: Added Speedtree rocks.

• Tomahawk pit: Increased the size of 6DoF box & added gun shake when firing
  
• Tomahawk overlay texture update
  
• Beaufighters: Fixed Open Side Windows Exception
  
• Ju-88s Twin Gun Turret Fix

IL-2 Sturmovik Desert Wings Tobruk Livestream

During the first 30 minutes of the livestream we will show you how to set up controls. Ammunition, bomb selections and info windows. Plus answer community member questions.

We will then head to the TFS Tobruk Server 3 where Pattle will wing up with Karaya and Yotheguy

We will show you the advantages of flying with a wingman, the work rate involved in being a wingman and the absolute importance of communications.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Ladies and Gentlemen!

We are happy to announce that patch 5.007 for Desert Wings - Tobruk has just been released and is now available for all owners of the game. This time we mostly focused on updating the audio and expanding the mission scripting API.

Read the full changelog here:

• Updates FMOD to latest stable release
  
• Fixes most occlusion issues
  
• Increases volume level of engine damage effects
  
• Adjusts DB601 engine load effects
  
• General optimizations and bugfixes

• Fixed external damage textures for Spitfire

• Logging convenience functions Two and one parameter methods added to gpLogServer.
  
• AMission, new property 'string PathMyself' Contains the (relative) path/filename to the mission script itself.
  

  class Mission : AMission { ... SomeFunc() { GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, this.PathMyself, new object[] { }); /// output: "missions\server\MyMission\MyMission.cs" } ... }

• ABattle, new method "AMission GetBaseMission()" - Returns the base mission. That allows any sub mission to get a 'pointer' to the base mission.
  Limitation: As all missions are of type public Mission : AMission, only the AMission methods and properties are accessible (those the mission builder added are not). See "OnIntraMissionsMessage" below.
  
• AMission, new method "public virtual object[] OnIntraMissionsMessage(string sMsg, object[] args = null)". This allows the base mission and sub-missions to communicate with each other by sending messages to each other via this method.
  

  /// SUB-MISSION public override void Inited() { base.Inited(); AMission BaseMission = Battle.GetBaseMission(); BaseMission.OnIntraMissionsMessage("sub-mission xyz to base mission: here I am", new object[] { this }); } /// BASE MISSION public override object[] OnIntraMissionsMessage(string sMsg, object[] args = null) { if(sMsg.Equals("sub-mission xyz to base mission: here I am") { m_SubMissions.Add("xyz", (args[0] as AMission)); } return null; }